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t. Gen. Joe Weber, Texas A&M vice president for Student Affairs, will leave his position this month to join the Texas Department of Transportation as executive director. The move was announced Friday by TxDOT in a news release that stated Weber would take the position on or about April 23. “Over the past six years [the staff of the division of Student Affairs] have been a significant highlight in both my life and the lives of my family,” Weber said in a statement to the staff of the Division of Student Affairs. “I depart with comfort and confidence in knowing that the student body of Texas A&M remains in good hands and that its future accomplishments will be immeasurable.” The announcement came after Gov. Rick Perry, a former classmate of Weber’s at Texas A&M, asked TxDOT to consider Weber for the position. Lucy Nashed, spokeswoman for the governor’s office, said Weber has a “long and distinguished record of leadership.” “[Weber] has commanded large organizations, managed huge logistical challenges and directed thousands of people,” Nashed said. “The discipline and focus he will bring to TxDOT will be good for the agency, and most importantly, the people of Texas.” Interim University President Mark Hussey said in a memo Friday that he knew Weber would bring a commitment to excellence and service to his new position with TxDOT. “I am appreciative of the service that General Joe Weber, vice president for Student Affairs, has provided Texas A&M University over the past several years,” Hussey said. “I also plan to initiate a national search in the coming weeks to find a permanent replacement for this important position.” Bob Kaufman, chief communica-
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This statue in the likeness of President George H. W. Bush was unveiled Saturday at the Bush School as part of a comemmoration of the president’s time in office.
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overnment officials, public figures and friends of the Bush family gathered this weekend at the George Bush Presidential Library to celebrate the legacy of the 41st president of the U.S. The weekend’s events commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 1989 inauguration of George H. W. Bush and included eight panel discussions, the unveiling of a statue in Bush’s likeness at the Bush School and a sneak peak at a documentary on the Bush Ad-
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ministration. Speakers and topics varied throughout the celebration, but the theme conveyed by the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation was clear: Bush sacrificed short term popularity in favor of the country’s long term benefit. At the “Lunch and Historian Book Report” panel, Jon Meacham, presidential historian and contributing editor at TIME magazine, said journalists contemporary to the Bush administration were often anemic to his presidency, despite the way he navigated through
national and international crises such as the peaceful ending of the Cold War. “One of the things that history can help fix in terms of what journalism sometimes misses is the current journalistic market tends to discount for success,” Meacham said. “You don’t get as much credit for what didn’t happen.” In the same panel, Mark K. Updegrove said the situation was complex at the time and Bush’s handling of the situation was an accomplishment of reSee Bush on page 4
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Softball loses series to Kentucky
The School of Public Health, housed in the Texas A&M Health Science Center, removed “rural” from its name on Friday.
The No. 18 Texas A&M softball team dropped two of three games in its fifth SEC series of the year. After stealing the first game of the series, the Aggies dropped the next two games to the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington.
The A&M track and field team totaled 10 victories and set two meet records at the Stanford Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Aggies claimed four victories on the track while adding six more titles in field events.
inside opinion | 3 Recipe for Chilifest survival Victoria Rivas explains her Chilifest experience and gives advice on how a future attendee can survive the weekend.
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Name change to help job opportunities ‘Rural’ dropped from title to ease student concerns Alexander Nelowet
The Battalion he formerly named Texas A&M University School of Rural Public Health removed the “rural” part of its name on Friday in an effort to reduce the limitations on employment opportunities that several of its graduates said occurred because of the title. The altered school name went into effect to coincide with the start of National Public Health Week. Jim Burdine, interim dean of the school of public health, said one of the main reasons for the change was to help students who were having problems after graduation with finding jobs in urban areas. He said it is a kind of rebranding to show their school doesn’t just deal in rural health.
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Special to The Battalion ctors, producers, directors and writers — amateur and professional — gathered in Bryan and College Station Saturday and Sunday to create a temporary mecca for aspiring filmmakers, the Texas Independent Film Festival. The festival included screenings of short films, a feature film, interactive panels, Q&A sessions and workshops for aspiring students and people interested in film. Sophomore Jack Hansen, a member of the Aggie Screenwriting, Act-
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“When you go to a rural area and they see your degree from the school of public health, they know that you know what you are talking about anyway, and if you go to an urban area like New York City, Houston or Dallas they will also understand that you know what you are talking about.” Beaugh said she was initially wary of going to the school because it had “rural” in the name. However, when she came to visit the campus and learned about the school, she changed her mind. “I was not going to come to the school of rural public health because of that rural name and I knew that I didn’t want to work in a rural community, but upon coming to the school and visiting, I realized that they do a lot more than just rural public health, so I was convinced to come to the school,” Beaugh said. Billie Castel, public health graduate student, said the name change should also positively affect recruitment to the school. “It will be great for recruitment at our school,” Castel said. “People thinking about attending won’t just think that we only focus on rural health. We will see an increase in enrollment because more will apply since they won’t feel obligated to do rural work.” The first activity the School of Public Health will perform under its new name is a celebration of National Public Health week. Several events will be hosted throughout the week, including a blood drive, golf tournament and various lectures. Beaugh said the week will help inform students about the role the school plays in College Station and abroad. “It’s kind of creating an awareness of what we do as public health professionals and some of our events talk about prevention and health, but some talk about different career paths that students can take when they are in public health,” Beaugh said. Burdine said Thursday’s dean lecture series will be the highlight of the week’s events and will cover chronic pain as a public health issue that affects many people and how the school can help solve this problem. “Over a hundred million adult Americans suffer from chronic pain of one kind or another, far more than heart disease, stroke and cancer put together,” Burdine said. “We have never really acknowledged that as a major diseases or major issue for huge segment of the population, so we’re trying to draw some attention to that and figure out ways of how our school can be part of the solution.”
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about it,” Blackthorne said during the panel. “You need that feedback.” Blackthorne, along with fellow producer Cameron Murphy, spent their time shelling out advice to aspiring filmmakers because they attribute part of their success to people in the business who took time to do the same. “When you see examples of people that have done that, it can inspire people to go out and do it themselves,” Blackthorne said.
After attending a workshop held by professional animator Rodrigo Huerta on Sunday afternoon, a group of visualization students were enlivened by his appearance at the festival. “He’s sort of a household legend in the visualization department,” said Cameron Coker. “We all sort of idolize him to an extent.” Nicholas Harvey, freshman visualization major, spoke of Huerta and the weekend as a whole.
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he scorching springtime sun counteracted by misty showers of beer, mud so thick it sucks the boots right off your feet, flocks of concertgoers donned in the ceremonial uniform of cutoff jeans and tees and police forces ready to write tickets are all are obstacles one faces in the epic journey of Chilifest.
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EDx returned to Texas A&M on Saturday, this time with presentations on topics ranging from the art of helping to leadership of a lost generation. TEDxTAMU, hosted by MSC ALOT, is an independent event but follows a similar structure to TED Talks. The four-hour event featured six speakers and three videos from previous TEDx conferences. Vanessa Page, freshman physics major, said the event was an opportunity for students and the local community to learn about a wide variety of topics, which embodies the core goal of TEDx. Each speaker was given 18 minutes to talk about a topic of his or
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tions officer for TxDOT, said Weber’s experience in the military has served as a testament to others of how he will work in his new position. “[Weber’s] leadership in commanding troops and working with teams around the world on infrastructure projects makes him very well qualified for this opportunity,� Kaufman said. “Obviously he’s a proven leader and he is the right person to carry on the momentum that has taken hold of TxDOT in recent years, so we’re really excited about him joining the team here.�
I feel fortunate and accomplished to have made it out in one piece this weekend at Chilifest. I hope that the tale I tell can serve future generations of Aggies as a testament and example of surviving one of the most trying events of one’s collegiate career. The only way to explain this event is the one time of the school year to be utterly and wildly carefree with some of my closest friends, with a stellar band lineup. That’s what keeps me coming, year after year — fun,
her choice. Angela Wrigglesworth, Class of 1999, talked about the concept of help, based off her own experiences dealing with the disability of a wheelchair. She said the short time frame gave her time to cover the main points, but also left some ideas open for discussion at a later date. “I think that I’m not used to giving such a condensed speech, so it’s difficult to measure,� Wrigglesworth said. “I think that obviously there’s a purpose in 18 minutes and of course I would love more time to discuss those even more lessons I’ve learned from having a disability. I loved being a part of it and it was nerve-racking going at the end, but it’s such a honor.� Full story at thebatt.com
Kaufman said TxDOT is ready to welcome Weber, whom he said is known for his “stature and experience.� “[Hiring Weber] means that we can carry on a lot of the important work that many people have done here at TxDOT over the years to support our mission,� Kaufman said. “Our mission is to provide safe and reliable transportation solutions for Texas and I think a person like [Weber] — his experience and his understanding of the issues and his ability to connect with people — is really going to be an asset and help this agency. We think that General Weber is going to help make a great agency even better.�
friends and great music. I’ve had my share of misconceptions concerning Chilifest. The first was my senior year of high school, the day before my first Chilifest. I pictured a quaint little concert in the park, with fresh-faced students giving their best go at a chili recipe, perhaps a secret family recipe passed down from generation to generation. I’d go from tent to tent and perhaps converse about the lovely weather that day or even talk with one of the chili-cooks about school. My first bit of advice to any first-time Chilifestgoer would be to throw any bit of an idealistic, utopia-inspired conception out the window, bear down and prepare for rougher weather. First and foremost, in my past three years of attending Chilifest I have seen but one single empty pot crusted over with what I assume was once chili. Secondly, while you may see classmates at the event, they are probably in no mood nor mental state to talk about anything scholasti-
cally related. The first year I went, I wore a sundress and sandals. The biggest rookie mistake by far. A mud mixture of spilled beer and dirt practically consumes the entirety of your foot, and you eventually will sweat and get soaked from head to toe in beer if you venture too far into the abyss of the concert crowd. This past year, I put that lesson into practice. Boots are any Chilifest attendee’s best friend. Period. Additionally, in the spirit of my elementary Girl Scout troop’s motto, “Always be prepared,� I carried just a small emergency survival pack in backpack form. The pack contained sunscreen, bandaids, a towel, an extra shirt and a poncho — for rain or beer showers — all of which came in handy on Friday and Saturday. However, the most critical item I brought was bottled water. While many tents come highly prepared in the booze department — some even brought U-Haul stockpiles of beer — there are very few places to find free water. If you decide to drive to Chilifest, I would strongly suggest to not bring a small car, as I did — I was designated driver on Friday. The off-road dirt “path� up to the lot is a quarter-mile trek covered with snares of thick, dense brush. My parking spot was so muddy I had to have a team of four volunteers to help pull my poor little car out as the huge trucks around me glided out with ease. Through the thick and thin, despite the several challenges one can face throughout the event, it is very possible to survive and enjoy Chilifest. Proceed next year with caution.
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I’m impressed that you had prominent Democratic leaders saying [it was] President Bush’s willingness to work that made a difference. We don’t find that today, we are in a very partisan world right now and President Bush was a bipartisan leader.”
In another panel, Robert Gates, CIA director during the Bush administration and former Texas A&M University president, said this restraint was exemplified by Bush’s iconic characteristic — respect. Gates said Bush showed respect toward Eastern European leaders to convince them that they too were involved in the Soviet Union’s collapse, a trait most exemplified by Bush’s tour through Europe in 1989. Gates said the trip received little media attention at the time it took place, but its significance is now recognized as an important counterpoint to the Soviet Union’s eastern European maneuvering. “Only in retrospect did people see that an American president traveled to Eastern Europe in mid-July 1989 with an untarnished message of support for political freedom and national independence, he departed a few days later having boosted reform and blunted the fears of those most
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you were part of the process,” Obey said. “That is so crucial with any issue with politics. You have to feel [involved], even if you are 100 percent opposed to something someone is doing, you have to have the remnants of a relationship that can get you to the next issue, and the next and the next problem.” Andrew Card, former White House chief of staff and former dean of the Bush School, said the event reflected Bush’s ability to turn the respect he gained during his term into solutions to problems others couldn’t solve. “I’m impressed that you had prominent Democratic leaders saying [it was] President Bush’s willingness to work that made a difference,” Card said. “We don’t find that today. We are in a very partisan world right now and President Bush was a bipartisan leader.”
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FOR RENT Close To Campus! 4/2 &5/2 houses, preleasing for August, great floorplans, updated, no pets 731-8257, www.BrazosValleyRentals.com Duplex 3bd/2ba. All appliances, full-size W/D, fenced yard. Located at Rock Hollow Loop. $850/m. 469-233-4653. Gateway VIllas. 3/3 Townhouse/ $1395. Pets OK. (979)587-8200 Homes for rent for all sizes and prices, near campus, call Bonavilla Property Management for details, 979-353-1265, bonavillamanagement@gmail.om Just available! Close to campus, College Main and Eastgate areas. 2bd/1ba., some w/dishwasher, 1-fenced, some bills paid. $325-$450/mo. 979-219-3217. Large 3/2/2 on bus-route, alarm system, June lease or sooner, $1200/mo. 1431 Magnolia Drive. 214-914-4305. Luxury condo, close to campus, brand new, granite countertops, with wood floors, contact 979-693-4900 New Renovations! Large 1800sqft house, 4bd/2ba. 2-car garage, storage shed, eat-in-kitchen, diningroom, familyroom w/fireplace. Tile floors, laundryroom with W/D, 2 refrigerators, large patio, fenced yard. Lawn maintenance, pestcontrol, wireless, cable. Windwood. $375/room, 4rooms available Aug.2014. 832-326-3215. Northgate. Apartments 1/1, 2/2,and 3/2. House 3/3. Washer/Dryer. Walk to campus. aggievillas.net Call 979-255-5648. Now preleasing 2,3,4,5 bedroom houses and duplexes, pet friendly, Aggielandrentals.com 979-776-8984. Pre-lease 4 and 5 bedroom houses, available August, great floor plans, close to campus, updated, W/D, all appliances, no pets. www.brazosvalleyrentals.com 979-731-8257.
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HELP WANTED Greetings Texas A&M Seniors! Here is your chance to land a great job and to begin a career in the oil and gas industry! An Industrial products distributor for the oil and gas industry that specializes in carbon, stainless and chrome pipe, pipe fittings, flanges and valves is currently looking for the right candidate to join their inside sales group for their growing Houston branch. The ideal candidate must be a self starter who is organized, can work with a diverse group of people, and is excited to learn. The ideal candidate would be graduating in May of this year with a degree in Industrial Distribution or with a degree in Business Marketing, Finance or Accounting. This position is an entry level sales position and only people that are motivated to succeed and willing to learn our business from the ground up should apply. This person must be proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Lotus and also needs excellent written and oral communication skills. Company offers a compensation package that includes a very competitive base salary, 401K plan, medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as (2) weeks paid vacation after (6) months. Company will start interviewing immediately and would like to hire this candidate for work beginning June of this year. Please submit resume to: Derek Jones at djones@ipipes.com. J. Cody’s hiring at all positions, apply within, 3610 S. College. No experience necessary just common sense! Lifeguards and Water Safety Instructors for Briarcrest Country Club and Castlegate Community. Fun working environment, flexible hours. To apply call 254-498-5315 or email mturner@phillipsevents.com Equal Opportunity Employer. Local business looking for help with website, call 956-244-5819 for more information. MEMdata, a local hospital equipment management company is seeking dependable and organized FULL & PART-TIME employees to be part of a growing team! Must be able to work a minimum of 24 hrs/wk, M-F 8-5. Good telephone communication and negotiation skills required. Must be self-motivated and able to multi-task while working within deadlines. Computer skills essential & knowledge of MS Excel a plus! Pay DOQ plus bonuses. Email resumes to careers@memdata.com or fax to 979-695-1954. Needed ASAP Math tutor for Aldebra1, great rapport with high school student, meet on daily bases from April 7th through April 27th, text 218-6114. New Position: Part-time real estate assistant position needed for busy real estate office. Must be a detail-oriented people person with reliable transportation and have reasonable computer skills in MS Word and MS Excel. This staff position requires 20-25 hours per week with additional optional hours available from time to time. Start date available immediately. For job description and application, go to: www.coventryglenrealty.com and click on Employment Opportunities side bar. Part-time job helping handicapped. Male student preferred. $360/mo. 8-10hrs/wk. 979-846-3376.
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